Personal Assistant (Micro Providers)

Self-Employed Personal Carer Opportunities (Micro Providers)

Hours: Flexible and varied

Location: Across Stoke-on-Trent

We’re looking for self-employed people to support people in their day-to-day lives. You’ll be working directly with individuals who want to stay as independent as possible and are choosing to manage their own care through either self-funding or via direct payments.

As a self-employed Micro Provider, you will work with a variety of different clients. The work is rewarding, flexible, and makes a real difference to someone’s quality of life. Most support takes place in the person’s home or out in the community.

What You Might Be Doing:

• Helping plan and take part in social or physical activities
• Accompanying someone to appointments
• Supporting them to get to work, college, or other commitments
• Helping with personal care (not required in all cases)
• Doing practical tasks like shopping, cleaning, or cooking
• Keeping an eye on their wellbeing and supporting with medication

• Someone who can use their initiative and work independently
• Good communication and listening skills
• Flexibility and good time-management
• A friendly, patient, and approachable manner
• Someone reliable, polite, and comfortable working one-to-one
• Understanding of different care and support needs
• Experience is helpful but not essential — it could come from previous jobs, volunteering, family experience, training, or placements.  It is more important that you know what good care and support looks like.

Additional Info:

• A targeted, FREE development programme is available which, upon completion adds you to our directory Trusted Micro Providers | Stoke-on-Trent
• Competitive rates – as a self-employed individual, you set your own rates. Advice and guidance is given around this.
• An enhanced DBS check and other essential requirements such as insurance and relevant training is required. Financial support for set- up costs may be available to some individuals.
• Practical, free support is available to meet relevant training such as safeguarding.
• A targeted, FREE development programme is available which, upon completion adds you to our directory Trusted Micro Providers | Stoke-on-Trent

Interested?

If you’d like to know more, please take a look here Trusted Micro Provider Initiative | Micro-provider initiative | Stoke-on-Trent

If you would like to become a Micro Provider, please complete the enquiry form Would you like to become a Micro provider? | Micro-provider initiative | Stoke-on-Trent

If you would like an informal chat with our Micro Provider Lead, please contact Alice Cosgrove [email removed] or telephone [phone removed].